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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education